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Educate Inc., the publicly traded company that tutors thousands of schoolchildren through its Sylvan Learning Centers and sells Hooked on Phonics curricular materials to consumers, recently acquired Reading Rainbow, the PBS children's literacy series that has languished for lack of funding.

Within a year the company plans to give PBS a proposal for revamping the series and making it with a new creative team, said Jinny Goldstein, former PBS senior v.p. of education and recently named v.p. of education and strategy for Educate Products Division.

Sex Engines Web writes "The FCC said an episode of the CBS crime drama "Without a Trace" that aired in December 2004 was indecent. It cited the graphic depiction of "teenage boys and girls participating in a sexual orgy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060315/ap_on_en_tv/tv _indecency"

From Reading Today Daily :

Reading Rainbow, that venerable children's program that has promoted the love of reading among youngsters since 1983, faces a funding crisis, reports Twila Liggett, the program's executive producer and founder. With that in mind, a "Save Reading Rainbow" website has been launched. There, program supporters can sign an online petition of support, prepare a testimonial letter, or make a donation. For further details visit the new website.

At the Save Reading Rainbow site, there's also swag to buy, tools for spreading the word, and Save Reading Rainbow banners you can snag and post on your blog.

The Reader's Shop writes "azcentral.com Reports On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 Carol Hager, a 10 year old librarian at Thunderbird High School in Arizona will appear on the network game show Jeopary. Read more about Hager, in Jeopary lingo in this article from The Arizona Republic. Hager, of Peoria, was among Valley residents who, in April, passed the popular game show's screening test. The self-proclaimed Jeopardy fanatic became a contestant in a show taped in July. She described it as an "out-of-body experience." "